Multiple reports announced news of the injury on Monday, and UFC
President Dana White later confirmed it on his Twitter account.
“It’s true Cruz blew his ACL. Stay tuned for more info,” White
tweeted.

Later, Cruz issued his own statement via Twitter: “[I’m] bummed
people. [Thanks for] the support as I battle this, big sorry to all
the fans out there! I will recover [and] I will [be] back [to] put
on a show!”

UFC 148 takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and
is headlined by a middleweight title tilt between Anderson
Silva and Chael
Sonnen. The rubber match between Cruz and Faber was expected to
be the evening’s co-headliner, but it is unclear at the moment if
“The California Kid” will remain on the card to face a new
opponent.

Cruz and Faber have been competing as rival coaches on Season 15 of
“The Ultimate Fighter,” the first iteration of the popular reality
show to utilize a live format. Their bout was scheduled to take
place about a month after the conclusion of “TUF Live” on FX.

Faber defeated Cruz in their first meeting at WEC 26, submitting
“The Dominator” with a first-round guillotine choke to retain his
featherweight crown in 2007. They two men clashed again this past
July, with Cruz successfully defending his bantamweight title in a
five-round decision at UFC
133.